Working age population by nationality (Qatari/non-Qatari), sex and age group (2010)

		Qataris			Non-Qataris			TOTAL
	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total
15-24	24.182	23.483	47.665	163.617	41.215	204.832	187.799	64.698	252.497
25-34	17.322	18.195	35.517	418.531	95.382	513.913	435.853	113.577	549.430
35-44	13.164	13.995	27.159	330.048	55.694	385.742	343.212	69.689	412.901
45-54	9.040	10.363	19.403	141.399	25.058	166.457	150.439	35.421	185.860
55-64	4.324	4.847	9.171	35.823	7.352	43.175	40.147	12.199	52.346
Total	68.032	70.883	138.915	1.089.418	224.701	1.314.119	1.157.450	295.584	1.453.034

Source: census 2010, QSA

 

 

 

ANNEXED NOTE

 

1. Technical Notes and Definitions

 

Reference period for census 2010: the night of April 21st, 2010.

Implementation method: census is based on de jure method; i.e. registering people according to their usual place of residence at time of census.

Populations in transit or visiting Qatar as tourists, as well as residents of public housing or visitors staying in a household for less than two months after night of reference were excluded.

Populations away from usual residence in Qatar for reasons of duty, or on a visit abroad for less than two months, as well as individuals with no personal housing within Qatar staying with a household for more than two months, are counted in their usual/ present residence during census night.

Population of reference: all individuals (nationals and non-nationals) present within the State’s borders during time of reference, including in labour camps.

 

Data related to work force include individuals of 15 years old or more (born before April 1995) and refer to the week preceding the enumeration period.

 

The working age population is defined as the population aged 15 to 65.

 

2. Institution which provides data

 

Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA)

(http://www.qsa.gov.qa/eng/index.htm for website in English; http://www.qsa.gov.qa/Ar/index.htm for website in Arabic)

 

3. Data availability

 

Released parts of census are available on the website of the QSA, in published form in PDF format.

https://www.mdps.gov.qa/en/statistics1/pages/topicslisting.aspx?parent=General&child=Census

Census 2010′ website:

https://www.mdps.gov.qa/en/statistics1/pages/topicslisting.aspx?parent=General&child=Census

2010′ census in Excel or PDF format individual tables:

http://www.qsa.gov.qa/QatarCensus/Census_Results.aspx

 

Date of access: June 2013.